A Pasteurella-like bacterium associated with pneumonia in captive megachiropterans

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-93

  Helmick, Kelly E ^a,e   Heard, Darryl J ^a   Richey, Lauren ^a   Finnegan, Mitch ^b   Ellis, Georgeann A ^a   Nguyen, An ^a   Tucker, Linda ^c   Weyant, Robbin S ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b OREGON ZOO   (United States)

^c National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e El Paso Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chiroptera; Epomophorus wahlbergi; Pasteurella like organism; Pneumonia; Wahlberg's epauleted fruit bats

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIDAE; CHIROPTERA; EPOMOPHORUS WAHLBERGI; MEGACHIROPTERA; NEGIBACTERIA; PASTEURELLA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS GIGANTEUS; PTEROPUS HYPOMELANUS; PTEROPUS PUMILUS; PTEROPUS RODRICENSIS; PTEROPUS VAMPYRUS; PUMILUS; ROUSETTUS; ROUSETTUS AEGYPTICUS;

EID: 2942534288     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/01-083     Document Type: Article

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